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Got your hands on an ROG Xbox Ally or ROG Xbox Ally X yet? Planning on developing for handheld? 🔖 Don't forget to bookmark our Handheld Development hub, your one-stop shop for tips, tricks, and resources for your next project: https://msft.it/6047sfFjL

Need some #indiedev content to watch this weekend? Seattle Indies has highlights and full recordings of this year's inaugural SLICE 2025 event going up now! Subscribe to hear from experienced developers from across the industry and learn what SLICE is all about: https://msft.it/6046sF2Sj

Simplygon can use Unreal Engine's Nav Mesh for visibility culling. This is an useful way to remove triangles never visible from the player's point of view. Let us look at how to use us it when creating standins. https://lnkd.in/gkPN46P8

Want to stay on top of all the latest news and tools with Microsoft Game Development? 👀 Take a look at our new Tools & Services Hub! Inside you'll find all the latest information for handheld development, GDK and PlayFab updates, news from our middleware partners, and more: https://msft.it/6042sFV7E

Tidying up our main page description. It's always important to revisit your descriptions from time to time to make sure there's nothing new you've left out! Have you reviewed your game company's profile page lately? 🤔 What changes have you made?

Optimization can be time-consuming, but is well worth the effort with the right tools! With these four fundamental tools, Simplygon can help you build an automated character optimization pipeline in no time: - Automatically generate LOD models with the triangle reducer - Give your artists control with vertex weights - Reduce skinning influences with bone reduction - Save draw cells with material merging Find all the information on how to work these tools into your optimization pipeline on our blog: https://msft.it/6043svPmd

Material merging in Unity can help you reduce draw calls, great for optimizing assets for lower end platforms or virtual reality. 💡Learn more from Simplygon: https://msft.it/6046svzPi

Clever reuse of textures can net you valuable optimization. In Simplygon's latest blog, they demonstrate how to create a cross billboard to do just that! 📖Read more: https://msft.it/6043svO2V

The latest PlayFab Digest for September is now live! New in September: 💾 PlayFab Game Saves is now available in public preview. This new service enables seamless player progression across devices and platforms, starting with support for Xbox and Steam. ⚙️ PlayFab Game Manager now includes a dedicated view displaying your title's API rate limits, offering greater transparency into system thresholds and especially useful during development and live ops planning. ⚠️ On September 4th, we announced the deprecation of GetPlayersInSegment APIs (both admin and server versions). These will be retired at the beginning of next year and we'll have more information about the retirement process later this year. Read More: https://msft.it/6042svKkQ